Example sentences of "[noun pl] give a [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he transforms whatever he touches ; the English words alone would suffice to make the English madrigal different from the Italian , and the numerous monosyllables give a peculiar crispness to such genre-pictures as ‘ Ho ! who comes here all along ? ’ and the canzonet ‘ Arise , get up my dear ’ . |
| 2 | Opposition parties gave a lukewarm reception to the proposals , which resembled ideas previously put forward in December 1989 and April 1990 . |
| 3 | Two broad concerns give a certain coherence to their package of proposals for change . |
| 4 | A selection of articles giving a practical guide to their use compiled by Robert Barker |
| 5 | JAKARTA ( Reuter ) — Indonesia 's President Suharto , who heads the world 's largest Muslim nation , told his country 's five million Catholics to give a modest welcome to the Pope next week . |
| 6 | Last night TCCB officials gave a cautious welcome to the Kiwi offer , spokesman Ken Lawrence saying : ‘ At the moment we have not even thought of going elsewhere because we have not pulled out of the Indian tour . |
| 7 | It undoubtedly appears from this report that , among other factors , decision making in risk management is not consistent across different banks or even within banks ; bank managers give a disproportionate attention to the small business 's founders ' ability to provide security for a loan when assessing risk ; and , although the business plan to recruit a director to handle IT issues was crucial to the company 's success , most of the bank managers interviewed paid scant attention to that factor . |
| 8 | A regular pattern of narrow lanes gave a special character to the Shambles at the eastern edge of the market place , as indeed it does today , and narrow street frontages and long gardens and alleys preserved the medieval property divisions of the old burgage plots . |
| 9 | Below : Buffalo 's officers gave a rousing cheer to the Duke of Edinburgh and Lord Sterling as they passed by abroad the Royal yacht , Britannia |
| 10 | The lower one is barrel vaulted ; the upper hall is approached via steps and lofty porches ( the south one is now destroyed ) and these porches gave a cruciform plan to the building . |
| 11 | National fears gave a minor stimulus to arguments for racial purity . |
| 12 | Above : John and Veronica relax in the Chinese-green sitting room , which lends itself to a Christmas colour scheme of red and green Left : Tree lights and softly lit rooms give a festive glow to the Saunders ' Victorian terraced house in Heaton Moor , near Manchester |
| 13 | The doctrine of the internality of relations gives an affirmative answer to both these questions . |
| 14 | The professional bodies gave a positive response to the Development Programme although requiring more detailed information on the exact nature and content of the HN units before giving their final decision regarding exemption policy . |
| 15 | I ask hon. Members to give a fair hearing to the last few questions . |
| 16 | Made of upright panels , they are mounted in attractive solid beech wood frames giving a beautiful surround to samples on pictures . |
| 17 | A full moon and a glorious canopy of stars gave a clear view to the horizon . |
| 18 | The announcement of the discovery was made by the Atomic Energy Commission in Washington and the same day , 28 December , the scientists gave a public presentation to their professional colleagues at the American Physical Society ( APS ) meeting in Monterey California . |
| 19 | BRITISH and American newspapers gave a favourable reception to the acquisition of the Boston Five Bancorp by Citizens Financial Group . |
| 20 | Their ability to produce a full-sized poster in less than four hours gave an unprecedented flexibility to the two big parties in the cut and thrust of the campaign . |
| 21 | Congregationalists at the 1899 May meetings gave a rapturous ovation to the American deputation to show their support for America 's ‘ high-minded purpose ’ . |
| 22 | The resorts gave an undoubted boost to the opening up of Georgian Sussex but their importance is easily exaggerated and the turnpikes were probably more important in servicing and emphasising the continued status of the network of local market towns . |
| 23 | Even employers gave a lukewarm response to the jobs proposals . |
| 24 | However , one need not be overly cynical to realise that having a good idea of what masses of people are likely to do in response to certain policies gives a competitive advantage to politicians and businessmen alike . |
| 25 | The new roads gave a fresh life to the old towns on their routes , with a considerable demand for labour , horses and fodder . |
| 26 | This is not so authentic but the green beans give an attractive appearance to the dish . |
| 27 | In 1880 , this had already been discerned , but most men gave a growing acceptance to democratic institutions because they seemed to provide not a threat to , but a guarantee of , liberal standards . |
| 28 | The advent of work with apprentices gave a new dimension to the Eastern District 's overall programme : alongside the expansion in trade union provision and the increase in branches and branch membership , they contributed to the growing self-assurance of the District by the later 1950s . |
| 29 | Together the results gave a precise guide to the extent of the Moons shadow . |
| 30 | Finding out about the areas I am flying over instead of treating them as legs and turning points gives a new pleasure to flight . |